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sulfur hexafluoride

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sulfur hexafluoride

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Also known as sulfur fluoride, hexafluoridosulfur, sulfur(6+) fluoride, sulfur(VI) fluoride, Sulphur hexafluoride, [SF6], SF6, Sulfur fluoride

chemical compound, non-toxic, climate-damaging gas

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Sulfur hexafluoride is a chemical compound with the formula F₆S. Its IUPAC name is hexafluoro-lambda6-sulfane. The substance has a mass of 145.96249 and a molecular weight of 146.06. It possesses a global warming potential of 32400.

Physical properties include a sublimation temperature of -83 and -63.8, a vapor pressure of 21.5, and a solubility of 0.003. The ionization energy is 19.3. The compound has a time-weighted average exposure limit of 6000. It features a charge of 0, an xlogp of 4.2, and a topological polar surface area of 1. There are no hydrogen bond donors, but there are 6 hydrogen bond acceptors.

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Chemical data

Formula
F6S
Molecular weight
146.06 g/mol
IUPAC name
hexafluoro-lambda6-sulfane
SMILES
FS(F)(F)(F)(F)F
InChIKey
SFZCNBIFKDRMGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
4.2
Polar surface area
1 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
6
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
2001
Admin. routes
parenteral
Indications
pulmonary hypertension, breast cancer, Ischemic stroke, cirrhosis of liver

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Wikidata facts

Has part
fluorine
Mass
145.96249
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Commons category
Sulfur hexafluoride
canonical SMILES
FS(F)(F)(F)(F)F
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0576
sublimation temperature
-63.8
vapor pressure
21.5
solubility
0.003
ionization energy
15.33
time-weighted average exposure limit
6000
chemical formula
F₆S
global warming potential
15100
legal status (medicine)
boxed warning
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Encyclopedic overview

Ball and stick model of sulfur hexafluoride

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